Population Count

I knew I would be going to some teeny tiny towns up in outer Siberia (Canada) but my dad actually went and looked up all of the places I'm going to see just how big/small they are. We have a pretty wide range, so this is gunna be a time and a half!

I've bolded the biggest and smallest to highlight just how different these places are

US Locations
Malta, MT -- 1,997
Chinook, MT -- 1,203
Whitefish, MT -- 6,357
Ekalaka, MT -- 332
Lambert, MT -- 616 (although there is some debate about whether this is one is correct)
Belt, MT -- 597

Canadian Locations
Cayley, AB -- 265
Rockyford, AB -- 325
Morinville, AB -- 8,569
Kyle, SK -- 423
Cessford, AB -- 33
Elmworth, AB -- 628
Milk River, AB -- 811
Grande Cache, AB -- 4,319
Fort St. John, BC -- 18, 609

Thirty-three. That isn't how many kids we'll have for the show, that is the entire population of Cessford, Alberta, Canada. The last show I worked on had a cast twice the size of this town! Thirty-three... Ok then.

It's super weird to think about the fact that I'll be doing The Little Mermaid with kids who've never seen the ocean before.

AT&T Rage

I did not plan on my MCT Inc. tour taking me to Canada but even if I had, I don't have a Canadian cell phone plan so today, my dad and I went into the AT&T store to investigate what it was going to cost to get some type of international calling plan and you know what? It's going to cost quite a lot to get very little!

I am not particularly pleased about this. Not at all.

MCT Inc.

Up until now, I have refrained from blogging about my new job as a touring actor/director with Missoula Children's Theatre, which is pretty strange considering that the word "touring" is in my job title and this is a travel blog.

But, now I've got a show and some tentative tour dates and it's time to blog! First of all, I'm going out to Montana obviously, because that is where Missoula is, but Montana is basically where I'm staying! Montana and North Montana (known as Canada to regular people who aren't in love with Disney's Meet the Robinsons like I am). I will be doing The Little Mermaid and I will be cold -- because Canada. In the winter. I might never be warm again!

I'm not sure how much I'll be blogging during the tour, but I am going to post my tentative tour dates for you all! I've also made this handy dandy, zig-zaggy map for you!!!

MAP

TOUR DATES AND LOCATIONS
1/12-1/17 -- Malta, MT
1/19-1/24 -- Chinook, MT
1/26-1/31 -- Cayley, AB
2/2-2/7 -- Whitefish, MT
2/9-2/14 -- Rockyford, AB
2/23-2/28 -- Morinville, AB
3/2-3/7 -- Kyle, SK
3/9-3/14 -- Cessford, AB
3/23-3/28 -- Elmworth, AB
4/6-4/11 -- Ekalaka, MT
4/13-4/18 -- Lambert, MT
4/20-4/25 -- Milk River, AB
4/27-5/2 -- Belt, MT
5/4-5/9 -- Grande Cache, AB
5/11-5/16 -- Fort St. John, BC

That's it for now. I leave for Missoula in 39 days -- just bought my plane ticket yesterday -- and I'm sure my next post will be something about how impossible it is to fit five months worth of anything into a suitcase, much less five months worth of heavy sweaters and long johns.